several unsatisfactory conferences with the manager. The strike, however, was not formally declared until the 1st of September. The Rochester Trades Assembly and the Building Trades Council assisted the Theatrical Protective Union by placing a boycott on the theatre. On the 24th of September the manager acceded to all the demands of the union. The boycott was then raised and the strike was declared off.

On the night of October 14th, the executive committee of the Stage Employes' Union waited on the manager of a theatre in Rochester and demanded that the "grips," or extra men, be paid 75 cents per night, instead of 50 cents, and $1 for afternoon performances, instead of 75 cents. The manager refused to comply with these demands, on the ground that he was paying the established prices, and hundreds of men were willing to do the work under existing conditions.

A few minutes before the performance commenced the 22 extra hands who were on duty that night, and all the regular stage hands, except the stage carpenter, went on strike. The performance was not interrupted, and the next day the manager employed other men to take the places of the strikers.

Committees of the union called on the manager and discussed the situation with him, but failed to arrive at any settlement. The strike continued until the 15th of November, when the president of the Stage Employes' Local Union, a representative of the Actors' Protective Association of America and two members of a committee of the local union met and conferred with the manager of the theatre. This conference resulted in the preparation of the following preamble and resolution, which was signed by the representatives of both parties to the controversy:

WHEREAS, The strike ordered by the local authorities against the Lyceum Theatre of Rochester, N. Y., was hasty, premature, and in some respects uncalled for; and

WHEREAS, Organized labor is always striving to be just to employer and labor alike; and,

WHEREAS, Manager Wolff has met the heads of our main organ

ization in a spirit of fairness and justice; therefore, all things being fairly meet, be it

Resolved, That the strike and all differences now existing at the Lyceum Theatre be declared off and settled.

TIN WORKERS.

BROOKLYN.

On the 8th of February a company that manufactures household and kitchen utensils in a large factory at Flushing avenue and Cook street, Brooklyn, notified its employes of a 10 per cent. reduction in wages. The next day a committee of the employes waited upon the superintendent of the works and protested against the proposed reduction, but the superintendent informed them that the wages were higher than the business warranted the company in paying. Two hundred men, nearly all of whom were employed on piecework, went on strike, and the company was compelled to suspend operations. The next day representatives of the various departments of the works conferred with the superintendent and agreed upon a compromise, both parties making concessions.

On the 26th of April 12 boys who were employed in a tinware manufactory at 175 Plymouth street, Brooklyn, went on strike because the proprietor of the factory refused to reinstate a boy who had been discharged for violation of the shop rules. The next day they returned to work without having secured the reinstatement of their companion.

WOODHAVEN, L. I.

On the 4th of April 150 men and girls, employed in the tinware department of an agate ware manufactory at Woodhaven, L. I., struck for the restoration of the rates of wages that were paid prior to the 1st of January, at which time wages were reduced in all departments of the works. The employes claimed that this reduction was made with the understanding that when business

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improved the old scale of wages would be restored. The proprietors of the factory claimed that they were paying higher wages than any of their competitors, and announced their determination to close the entire establishment rather than submit to the demands of the strikers. Within three or four days after the trouble commenced most of the strikers waived their demands and returned to work.

UPHOLSTERERS.

NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN.

On the 21st of August the Hebrew Upholsterers' Unions of New York and Brooklyn decided to demand an increase in wages of 35 per cent. The next day 76 upholsterers, employed in four shops at 87 Eldridge street, 94 and 103 Bowery, and 54 to 58 Attorney street, New York city, went on strike because the demands of the union were not granted.

A firm that employed 130 men in shops at 158 Hester and 108 Mott streets averted a strike by granting an advance of 25 per cent. The proprietors of small shops at 288 Bowery and in Delancey street granted a like advance and their employes remained at work,

A firm in Brooklyn offered to compromise on the basis of a 25 per cent. advance, but the offer was rejected, and the employes of this firm, over 100 in number, went on strike.

On the 23d, 24th and 26th of August the strike extended to several other shops in the downtown portion of New York city. Nearly all the employers were willing to make some concessions, but they objected to the large advance that the unions demanded. Before the end of the month the unions and the employers agreed upon an advance in wages of 25 per cent. and a settlement was effected in all but two shops, where the trouble continued about a week longer.

On the 26th of August the upholsterers also demanded that their employers adopt the following shop rules:

"All the workmen in the shop must be members of the union. The hours of labor shall be from 7 o'clock a. m. to 6 o'clock p. m., with one hour for dinner. All overtime and work on Sunday is prohibited, and the upholsterers are also prohibited from working during the dinner hour. The foreman must divide the work so as to equalize, so far as possible, the wages of all the men in the shop. Apprentices must be over years of age. The prices for piecework shall be placed in the shop where all can see them. The representatives of the union shall have the privilege of enter ing the shop during working hours to investigate complaints and examine the due books of members. No member of the union shall be discharged, except for good and satisfactory reasons.

"Upholsterers are prohibited from idling away the time of their employer by engaging in mischief-making. Upholsterers must confine themselves to the task assigned to them by their employer and not perform any extra work or make work which is not in their line. The men are warned not to spoil the property and material of their employer. In order to insure payment for work done every upholsterer must see to it that his name is attached to all work for which he claims pay. On new styles of work the men in the shop must agree among themselves upon the prices for the new work, and then make their demand upon the manufacturer. All grievances must be referred to the shop delegate, who will investigate and report to the executive board of the union. The union men are instructed to always ascertain whether there is plenty of water on hand for drinking purposes and for use in case of fire, and, where this is not the case, to make a demand upon the employer that he forthwith supply the water." The employers adopted the foregoing rules.

NEW YORK.

On the 4th of September the upholsterers in shops at 156 West Twenty-fifth street and 193 Canal street went on strike in order to enforce their demand for an increase in wages of 25 per cent. These strikes lasted about one week and resulted in favor of the workmen.

On the 8th of September the couch makers belonging to the Upholsterers' Union decided to demand an advance in wages of 25 per cent., and the next day a strike took place in four shops in New York city. Thirty-five men quit work. A few days later their demands were granted and the strike was declared off. In three of these shops the employes struck for an increase in wages and in the fourth one, where the wages had recently been advanced, they demanded that the hours of labor be reduced one hour per week.

VARNISHERS.

NEW YORK.

On the 26th of July the union varnishers employed in a shop in East Seventy-fifth street, New York city, 'went on strike because of alleged brutal treatment by the foreman of the varnishing department. The painters, cabinet makers and wood carvers threatened to strike if nonunion varnishers were employed. Two days later the strike was declared off, the delegates of other trades having advised the varnishers to return to work and let the courts pass upon the actions of the foreman.

On the 21st of August the delegates of Varnishers' Union No. 1 ordered a strike of all the varnishers employed in a large woodworking establishment at Lexington avenue and Forty-first street. The union demanded that the varnishers be paid the union rate of wages, viz., $3 per day for eight hours' work. This demand was granted, and the employes returned to work the next morning.

On the 6th of September the delegate of the Progressive Varnishers' Union ordered a strike against a firm who paid less than the union rate of wages. After a brief conference with reprėsentatives of the workmen the firm yielded to their demands and agreed to comply with all the requirements of the union.

On the 20th of September the same delegate ordered strikes in two shops in East Twenty-second and West Thirty-fourth streets, where nonunion varnishers were employed. The strke lasted only a few hours and resulted in the dismissal of the objectionable workmen.